#1
What is the primary goal of reinforcement in behavior modification?
To punish undesired behavior
To eliminate all behaviors
To increase the likelihood of desired behavior
To control external factors
#2
According to behavior modification principles, what is the purpose of punishment?
To increase the likelihood of a behavior
To strengthen a behavior
To decrease the likelihood of a behavior
To generalize a behavior
#3
In behavior modification, what is the term for the weakening and eventual disappearance of a conditioned response?
Spontaneous Recovery
Habituation
Extinction
Generalization
#4
In behavior modification, what does positive reinforcement involve?
Adding a pleasant stimulus to increase a behavior
Removing an unpleasant stimulus to increase a behavior
Adding an unpleasant stimulus to decrease a behavior
Removing a pleasant stimulus to decrease a behavior
#5
What is an example of negative reinforcement in behavior modification?
Giving a reward for completing a task
Taking away a privilege to decrease a behavior
Ignoring an undesirable behavior
Adding an aversive consequence to decrease a behavior
#6
In behavior modification, what is shaping?
Gradually strengthening a behavior by reinforcing successive approximations
Punishing undesirable behavior immediately
Ignoring all behaviors except the target behavior
Reinforcing a behavior continuously without discrimination
#7
Which of the following is an example of a conditioned reinforcer?
Food
Money
Praise
Aversive stimulus
#8
What is the term for the reappearance of a previously extinguished behavior?
Spontaneous Recovery
Discrimination
Generalization
Habituation
#9
Which schedule of reinforcement involves reinforcing a behavior after a variable number of responses?
Fixed Ratio
Variable Ratio
Fixed Interval
Variable Interval
#10
What is the concept of extinction in behavior modification?
Increasing the frequency of a behavior
Decreasing the frequency of a behavior by removing reinforcement
Punishing a behavior to eliminate it
Reinforcing a behavior to establish it
#11
What is the Premack Principle in behavior modification?
Reinforcing a high-probability behavior with a low-probability behavior
Reinforcing a low-probability behavior with a high-probability behavior
Using punishment to decrease a behavior
Ignoring all behaviors to extinguish them
#12
In behavior modification, what is the purpose of a token economy?
Punishing undesirable behaviors
Reinforcing behaviors with tokens that can be exchanged for rewards
Ignoring undesirable behaviors
Extinction of behaviors
#13
What is the concept of operant conditioning in behavior modification?
Associating a neutral stimulus with an involuntary response
Learning through the consequences of voluntary behaviors
Conditioning an automatic response to a new stimulus
Learning through imitation and observation